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Tanning Salon: The Reason for the Wheat Color

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Season 6Episode 11Aired 2015-03-20
Tanning Salon: The Reason for the Wheat Color

Tanning Salon: The Reason for the Wheat Color

Men lying naked in the blue light.... A cold wind blows in February in Ikebukuro. In a tanning salon inside a multi-tenant building, men in wheat-colored tanning suits are sweating, creating an atmosphere reminiscent of a tropical country. The men close their eyes and say, "Tanning is vitality. Their minds are filled with thoughts of their failing jobs, their estranged wives, and their uncertain futures. What will people grasp by getting dark skin here?